 he Yuz Art Museum, a first private collection art museum endorsed by the Indonesian Ministry of Culture as a museum of public character, was officially opened by Ibu Megawati Sukarnoputri, the former President of Indonesia on 17 December, 2008.
 Housed in a five story segment of a building complex, the Dharmawangsa Center, in Jakarta, the inauguration was attended by many in the Indonesian art collection community as well as many artists from China whose works are featured in the museum.
The inaugural exhibition, Lovely Blossoms and Full Moon, is curated by Kwok Kian Chow, featuring works by Yue Minjun, Fang Lijun, Wang Guangyi, Zhang Xiaogang, Qi Zhilong, Lu Hao, Xu Bing and some 40 of China's best known artists of high international standing. Also in providing encouragement to younger artists, the exhibition featured a special segment of works by Ms. Li Xiaojing.
The Yuz Art Museum in Jakarta is the first of a network of museums and art spaces to be established by the Yuz Foundation, sited in Beijing, Shanghai, Jakarta and Bali. Operating strictly as museums, emphasis will be placed on collection development, curatorship and public programmes. While the collection focuses on Chinese contemporary art, the museums are intended to facilitate aesthetic and cultural exchanges among Asian countries, particularly between China, Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
 Said Mr Yu, "I wish to show my commitment to the artists and society at large that collection development serves long term cultural developmental goals. By establishing the Yuz Art Museum in Jakarta, I want to show the dynamism of cross cultural appreciation of contemporary art, and the potentials that intra-Asia cultural exchanges may stimulate exciting developments in contemporary art."
In her speech, Ibu Megawati said, "The existence of this museum is a good thing. Even though we do have such events here once in a while, but they are all in smaller scale. Yuz Museum has taken the initiative to be the first private museum endorsed by the Indonesian Ministry of Culture, and I hope this will set as an example to the others. The establishment of this Museum not only benefits Indonesia by bridging good relations between Indonesia and China but also to the other countries. This is something that I will support and the Indonesian people will need more of such works. "
The Yuz Art Museum has established an international academic committee comprising Mr Yu, Professor Wu Hung of the University of Chicago, Mr Kwok Kian Chow of Singapore and will be inviting several more art historians and critics to be on the panel that will decide on the exhibition and publication programmes of the museum. Six to eight exhibitions a year are planned in this not for profit setup.
Editorial Note: The opening exhibition of Yuz Musuem “Lovely Blossoms and Full Moon" was shown from December 17, 2008 to March 17, 2009. Belows are the images from the exhibition (offered by Yuz Musuem):
Chen Qiang, Work 07-1, 2007, Oil on canvas, 350x120cm
Ding Yi, Appearance of Crosses, 2001, Oil on canvas, 260x420cm
Fang Lijun, Series 2 (out of 9), 1991-1992, Oil on canvas 75x100cm
Guo Jin, A boy riding a bicycle, 2002, Oil on canvas. 345x210cm
Guo Wei,The Bathroom, 1999, Oil on canvas, 160x110cm
He Duoling, Mother and Son, 2005, Oil on canvas, 120x165cm
He Wenjue, Watching “In the mood for love", 2007, Oil on canvas, 200x300cm
Li Xiaojing, The day before, 2008, Oil on canvas, 300x400cm
Ling Jian, A New Generation, 2008, Oil on canvas, 300x190cm
Liu Wei, Do you like me, 1996, Oil on canvas, 31.1x40.6cm
Pan Dehai, City Series 6, 2008, Oil on canvas, 140x240cm
Pan Jian, Shadow of the spray—1, 2008, Oil on canvas, 150x200cpm
Qi Zhilong, Chinese Girls, 180 x 220cm, Oil on Canvas, 2007
Shi Chong, Body in Scenery No.3, 180 x 123cm, Oil on Canvas, 2008
Shi xinning, Dialogue No. 4, 214 x 180cm, Oil on Canvas, 2007
Wang Guangyi, Great Critism-ArtNo, 297 X 200cm, Oil on Canvas, 2005
Wu Mingzhong, Laughing, 500 x 220cm, Acrylic on Canvas, 2008
Xu Bing, Chinese Calligraphy, 70 x 380cm, Woodcut Prints and Calligraphy on Paper, 1996 - 2000
Xu Hongming, Untitled, 200 x 160cm, Oil on Canvas, 1997
Xue Song, Manifesto, 200 x 150cm, Mixed Media, 2006
Yan Pei-Ming, Eros Center, prostituée de Francfort, 250 X 250cm, Oil on Canvas, 2005
Yang Jingsong, Black Cat, 180 X 230cm, Oil on Canvas, 2005
Yang Shaobin, Your Turn, 260 X 180cm, Oil on Canvas, 2006
Yang Shu, Untitled06, 180 x 260cm, Acrylic on Canvas, 2005
Ye Yongqing, Drunken Bird, 200 x 300cm, Oil on Canvas, 2007
Yin Zhaoyang, Reminiscence, 250 x 200cm, Oil on Canvas, 2003
Yue Minjun, Backyard Pond, 400 x 280cm, Oil on Canvas, 2007
Zhou Chunya, Peach Landscape Series, the blue sky, 2006, Oil on canvas, 200x250cm
Zhou Jinhua, Dinner at sunset, 2008, Oil on canvas, 400x300cm
Zhou Tiehai, The Portrait of the Duke riding the Horse, 2008, Oil on canvas, 200x150cm
Zhou Yangming, 2006 —— 2007， Oil on canvas,146x228cm
Zou Cao, 2007, Oil on Canvas, 200x280cm
Ibu Megawati Sukarnoputri
From left to right: Mr. Yu, Ibu Megawati Sukarnoputri
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Artist: Ye Yongqing
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From Left to Right: Artist Zhou Jinhua, Mrs. Yu
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Artist: Lu Hao
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